Muntja Nungurrayi Australia (Aboriginal), c1930-.
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About Muntja Nungurrayi
Australian Aboriginal artist Muntja Nungurrayi was born circa 1930 and works in oils and acrylics.
The total number of works by Muntja Nungurrayi offered for sale by auction since 1994 is 34, of which 24 (71%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,400 for Untitled 1994 sold by Sotheby's in June 2002. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2023. Works by Muntja Nungurrayi are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
Muntja Nungurrayi is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 512
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 339
- Johnson, Vivien, Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert-A Biographical Dictionary. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1994. Page 146
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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